Military prosecutors claim documents leaked by PFC Bradley Manning were found in Bin Laden raid

Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Fort Meade, Maryland. PHOTO CREDIT: Jenny Jiang

FORT MEADE, Maryland — Military prosecutors claimed that classified documents leaked by PFC Bradley Manning to WikiLeaks ended up in the hands of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin…

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Excerpts from the defense opening statement in the court martial of PFC Bradley Manning

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Reporter’s note: I attended the first week (June 3 – 5, 2013) of the trial of United States v. PFC Bradley Manning in Fort Meade, Maryland. I observed…

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Obama’s counter-terrorism strategy

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Articles: Obama urges Congress to lift restrictions on detainee transfers, outlines plan to close Guantanamo Obama seeks to repeal AUMF, cautions against “perpetual” war Obama defends drone program…

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Obama defends drone program

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

In a major policy speech at the National Defense University last week, President Barack Obama defended the U.S. drone program, insisting that lethal strikes against Al Qaeda operatives…

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Obama seeks to repeal AUMF, cautions against “perpetual” war

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Citing the administration’s progress in dismantling core Al Qaeda and the wind-down of the war in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to begin phasing out the…

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Transcript: Sen. Lindsey Graham’s response to Obama’s speech on closing Guantanamo – May 23, 2013

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Partial transcript of press briefing remarks by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in response to President Barack Obama’s speech on closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility on May 23,…

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Transcript: Sen. John McCain’s response to Obama’s speech on closing Guantanamo – May 23, 2013

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Partial transcript of press briefing remarks by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in response to President Barack Obama’s speech on closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility on May 23,…

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U.S. Drones & Targeted Killing

Tuesday, May 7, 2013
WTF drone 4.28.13

Articles: Holder confirms targeted killings of 4 U.S. citizens The Obama administration today confirmed that 4 American citizens were killed in oversea drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan…

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Transcript: Q&A with Sen. Dick Durbin on drones & targeted killing – Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on April 23, 2013

Monday, May 6, 2013

Partial transcript of Q&A with Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on the “Drone Wars: The Constitutional and Counter-Terrorism Implications of Targeted Killing”. The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution,…

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Obama holds back on taking actions against Syria for alleged use of chemical weapons

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Backtracking from his “game changer” threat, President Barack Obama is holding back on taking “actions” against the Syrian government, which has been accused of using chemical weapons against…

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